Deadly Delhi Car Blast Sparks Fury as Police Focus on Vehicle's Final Moments.
The devastating explosion outside India's historic Red Fort, which claimed eight lives, has triggered a deadly crackdown. The blast occurred at 7pm, a time when the area is usually teeming with people and traffic, sending shockwaves through the community. A slow-moving vehicle was reportedly stationary at a red light when the blast ripped through nearby cars, motorcycles, and rickshaws, setting off a fire that shattered the windows of a Sikh temple half a mile away.
As investigators focus on the final movements of the vehicle believed to have sparked the explosion, senior government ministers are becoming increasingly vocal in their condemnation of the attack. Home Minister Amit Shah has vowed to hunt down those responsible, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised that conspirators would not be spared.
The blast has sent Delhi into chaos, with extra security measures imposed at airports and along border areas. The financial capital, Mumbai, has also been put on high alert as India remains under a state of high alert.
Eyewitnesses describe the scene as apocalyptic, with limbs ripped from bodies scattered across the roads. "I saw the car explode while it was moving," said Dharmindra Dhaga, 27. "People were on fire and we tried to save them... Cars and people were burning – people inside the cars were burning."
CCTV footage shows the vehicle driving into a car park in Old Delhi at around 3pm before remaining there for three hours with the driver wearing a mask. The driver had allegedly driven the car from Haryana into Delhi on Monday morning.
As the investigation continues, officials are probing all possible angles, including a terror attack, an accidental blast, or any kind of failure in the vehicle. A case has been filed under India's anti-terror law, and the National Investigation Agency has taken over the inquiry.
The devastating explosion outside India's historic Red Fort, which claimed eight lives, has triggered a deadly crackdown. The blast occurred at 7pm, a time when the area is usually teeming with people and traffic, sending shockwaves through the community. A slow-moving vehicle was reportedly stationary at a red light when the blast ripped through nearby cars, motorcycles, and rickshaws, setting off a fire that shattered the windows of a Sikh temple half a mile away.
As investigators focus on the final movements of the vehicle believed to have sparked the explosion, senior government ministers are becoming increasingly vocal in their condemnation of the attack. Home Minister Amit Shah has vowed to hunt down those responsible, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised that conspirators would not be spared.
The blast has sent Delhi into chaos, with extra security measures imposed at airports and along border areas. The financial capital, Mumbai, has also been put on high alert as India remains under a state of high alert.
Eyewitnesses describe the scene as apocalyptic, with limbs ripped from bodies scattered across the roads. "I saw the car explode while it was moving," said Dharmindra Dhaga, 27. "People were on fire and we tried to save them... Cars and people were burning – people inside the cars were burning."
CCTV footage shows the vehicle driving into a car park in Old Delhi at around 3pm before remaining there for three hours with the driver wearing a mask. The driver had allegedly driven the car from Haryana into Delhi on Monday morning.
As the investigation continues, officials are probing all possible angles, including a terror attack, an accidental blast, or any kind of failure in the vehicle. A case has been filed under India's anti-terror law, and the National Investigation Agency has taken over the inquiry.
Can you believe that Delhi is basically a war zone right now?! 
The thought of people trapped inside burning cars with no way out... it's just too much to handle 
. I mean, I get what they're saying about hunting down those responsible, but the fact that the driver was wearing a mask for three hours before the blast suggests there might be more to this story than meets the eye 
. What if it wasn't even an accident? What if someone deliberately did it and just wanted to see how much damage they could cause?! 
The CCTV footage is giving me major heebie-jeebies 
, but at the same time I'm dying to know what really happened... 
. And then there's the fact that it happened during rush hour, which means hundreds of people were around, some of whom are now lucky to be alive 
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. Home Minister Amit Shah should be commended for his swift response to the situation, but I do think we need more information about the vehicle's history 
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. This kind of tragedy can have lasting effects on people's lives, and it's our duty to make sure they receive the care and attention they need 
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The Delhi car blast is just heartbreaking... 8 lives lost, so many more injured 
. Can't even imagine being in the area when that happened 
. But what really gets me is how quickly the government is jumping into action - it shows they're taking this seriously 
. Just hope whoever is behind this gets caught and brought to justice 
. This whole thing is just so tragic 
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the thought of people getting hurt like that 
with their mask on 
it's like, what did u do during that time? 
also, those CCTV footage shots of people inside burning cars and rickshaws are soooo intense 
and now the whole city is on high alert 
like, no more car blasts or anything, pls? 
. Can we get more details on the driver? Was it an accident or was this someone trying to do harm?